Department of Health Western Australia
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Western Australia
Employees44,000
Agency executive
  • Dr David Russell-Weisz, Director General
Websitewww.health.wa.gov.au

The Department of Health is a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing health within the state. It manages a system of multiple Health Service Providers (HSPs) which make up Western Australia's public health system, and is collectively referred to as WA Health. WA Health covers a state which spans over 2.5 million square kilometres, making it the world's largest single health authority by area.

History

The Public Health Department of Western Australia operated between 1911 and 1984.[1] It merged with Mental Health Services and the Department of Hospital and Allied Services in July 1984, to become the Health Department of Western Australia.[2] In September 2001, it was renamed to the Department of Health.[3]

Preceding agencies

See also

References

  1. ^ Snow, Dudley; Western Australia. Public Health Department (1981), The progress of public health in Western Australia, 1829-1977, Public Health Dept. : distributed by University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-0-7244-8478-2
  2. ^ "AU WA A36 - Health Department of Western Australia". State Records Office of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Alteration of Statutory Designations Order (No. 3) 2001" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 7 September 2001. p. 4995.

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External links

Government departments of Western Australia
Authority control databases
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